With three days to go before billionaire businessman Donald Trump becomes Americaās 45th president, a New York ticket scalper is getting nervous he wonāt sell a pricey pair of tickets before the inauguration.
Yossi Rosenberg, a business development manager who reportedly voted for Hillary Clinton, bought the two tickets off Craigslist for $700.
āI never wanted to attend. I just wanted to flip the price,ā Rosenberg told Ā鶹“«Ć½ Channel on Tuesday.
His enterprising plan seems less and less likely by the day. Heās advertised the tickets on social media, including several pro-Trump Facebook groups. So far, he hasnāt been able to sell the tickets for a profit.
āSome people have said they would consider purchasing (the tickets), but I donāt want to sell them for less than what I bought them for,ā he said.
Despite the lack of interest, Rosenberg says he isnāt giving up just yet. After some trouble advertising the tickets on Craigslist, he said heās found a way to advertise them without using the word āinauguration,ā which seemed to be causing his ad to be flagged for deletion.
āIām pretty sure I can get what I paid for them, which is $350 each. I think I can probably finagle to break even in my investment,ā he said.
If he canāt find any takers, Rosenberg says heāll have to bite the bullet and attend the Washington, D.C. event on Friday himself.
āI mean, I paid all this money, I might as well just go to the inauguration and just suck it up,ā he said.
Aside from Trumpās official swearing-in as president, the inauguration will include a line-up of guests including country singer Toby Keith, actor Jon Voight and the band 3 Doors Down, best known for their 2000 single āKryptonite,ā which hit No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 that year.
Several musical acts have dropped out of the event, including Bruce Springsteen cover band the and Broadway star Jennifer Holliday, who said she apologized for her
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